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US rate hike odds for 2018, day after the last FOMC for ’17

Based on CME FedWatch tool indicated probabilities captured the day after the last FOMC meeting in 2017, rate hike expectations for 2018 just turned for the worse.

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In my previous analysis “9 ways to see a Fed rate hike in the next 12 months“, I wrote that based on the odds show in the CME FedWatch Tool, the odds of a rate hike on 13 Dec “is a near certainty“. Secondly, if Fed hikes, “there won’t be a hike in January“.

Rate hike on 13 December 2017 is a near certainty (90.2%).

If Fed doesn’t hike in December, it will near certainly hike in January (88.3%).

There is only 0.25 hike between the next two meetings; the probability of a 0.50 hike is low (11.5%).

If Fed hikes next week, there won’t be a hike in January (11.5% probability of second hike).

Fed will continue to hike in 2018 (positive odds).

The odds of a hike in 2018 (after the coming one) is at best 50.5% or none.

The coming hike could be the last one.

Fed could hike until 1.75 – 2.00 percent (positive odds).

The Fed could cut rates in 2018 (positive odds).

CME FedWatch Tool screenshot taken on 06 Dec, 7 days from the last meeting of the year

A look at the CME FedWatch Tool today, the morning after the last FOMC meeting for 2017, this is what the tool shows:

There will not be a rate change in January 2018.

The odds of one hike in March or May ’18 hike has fallen sharply.

The odds of a hike from June or August has risen.

However the odds of a rate cut in June or August has also risen sharply compared to last week’s data.

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